Honda announces three new VTEC turbo motors

Oh, be still, my beating heart.

Honda has just given every fan in the world what they've been waiting for: The kids in Tokyo have announced a trio of new turbocharged VTEC engines.

I'll let that sink in for a minute.

The three engines include a 1.0-liter three-cylinder, a 1.5-liter four-cylinder, and the one we all care about, a 2.0-liter four-cylinder. Aside from a few photos, Honda is releasing almost no information about the new powerplants except that they all feature direct injection and they are all designed to achieve "the fun of driving and excellent fuel economy."

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That is well and good, but there is one morsel of information sure to make your ears perk up: The fancy, new 2.0-liter VTEC turbo produces power in excess of 280 hp.

This would make it one of the most powerful four-cylinder engines in production, and it easily trumps the 252 hp of the 2.0 EcoBoost in the Focus ST. There are no power ratings for the other two engines, but if we stick to the EcoBoost comparisons, I wouldn't be surprised if the 1.5 puts down about 200 ponies with the 1.0-liter ringing in around 140.

No cars were announced for these new engines, but the 2.0-liter is a sure fit for the next generation Civic Type-R. As for my personal wish, I would love to see that 1.5 get dropped into a Fit to make some competition for the bonkers Fiesta ST.